The auction drew interest from industry giants including ExxonMobil, Shell and Chevron
$264 Million for Gulf Leases
Mixed message from court on Gulf leases
Feds ‘will have to go back to the drawing board and do a more robust analysis of the risks’
Might get more money from oil and wind power
Bill would lift a $500 million cap on offshore revenue allotted to states
Gulf leases under question
New Gulf of Mexico oil and gas leases could be nixed for next five years under proposed Biden plan
Gas prices up and Gulf drilling unclear
As gas prices stay elevated, immediate future of drilling in Gulf of Mexico is unclear
Gulf leases canceled
Biden cancels two Gulf of Mexico oil gas leases amid court battle, high gas prices
Was the suspension of the oil leases legal?
After judge ruled for the states, Interior Department held an offshore lease sale. But fed judge canceled it.
No drilling in the Gulf says the Judge
Federal judge throws out Gulf of Mexico oil lease sale, says it violates environmental law
Why are we granting oil drilling leases when we know they are bad?
The Interior Department is preparing to offer oil and gas lease sales on large tracts of public land despite concluding that burning fossil fuels from those parcels could carry huge costs and contribute to climate change.
Biden appealing blockage of oil lease moratorium
Administration appeals courts blockage of their lease moratorium